Broom-holder.



E. RICHARDS.

BROOM HOLDER. Ar rmu mx nun 110 1.21. 1909? Patented June 13, 1911.

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EVAN RICHARDS, F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

BROOM-HOLDER.

Patented June 13, 1911.

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994,790. Specification 01' Letters ratent.

Application filed November 27, 1909. Serial No. 530,171.

To all whom it may concern: The inner or rear ends of the rollers 4 are 50 Be it known that I, EVAN RICHARDS, a provided with the recesses 8, the side walls citizen of the United States, residing at 9 of which are adapted to abut against the Spokane, in the county of Spokane and inner ends of the arms 3, forming stops to 5 State of Washington, have invented new and limit the rotation of the said rollers in either useful Improvements in Broom-Holders, of direction. 55 which the following is a specification. In Fig. 7 is shown another form of means This invention relates to improvements in for securing the holder to a support. In broom holders, and more particularly to this form the base plate is provided with 10 devices of that character where the broom is the integral screw-shank 2.

sus ended from the wall. In the use of the device the holder is see- 60 ne object of the invention is to provide cured to a support by the screw-shank 2 a device of this character which is automatic as shown in Fig. 7 or a screw through the in its action. 7 opening 2, see Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The handle Another object is to provide such a device of a broom isinserted between the rollers 4 p as will suspend a broom between wedge until the handle engages with both rollers, 65 members. when the weight of the broom and the fric- These and other objects may be attained tional engagement between thebroom handle by the construction shown in the drawing, and rollers will cause the turning of the rollin which ers and wedge the handle. The broom Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invenhandle is then held wedged between the roll- 70 tion showin a broom applied. Fig. 2 is a ers. To release the broom, the same is lifted, front elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a causing a reverse movement of the rollers 4 rear elevation of the device. Fig. 4 is a and the broom handle slipped from between plan view of the device. Fig. 5 is a section the rollers.

on the line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a rear From the foregoing it will thus be seen 75 end view of one of the rollers, and Fig. 7 is that I have provided a device which will a fragmentary view showing one form of effectively grip a broom handle and suspend means for attaching the holder to the wall. the same by the weight of the broom. In the drawing 1 is the base plate of the Having thus described my invention, what holder, having a screw hole 2 through which is claimed is 80 a screw or nail is passed to secure the holder 1. A. broom holder comprising a base to any suitable support. The plate 1 is plate, arms projectin at an angle from the formed at its upper end with the arms 3, plate and diverging om each other, rollers which project laterally therefrom and then eccentrically mounted on the arms, and

forwardly from the point 10, in a divergent shoulders formed on the end of the rollers 85 direction to each other. The rollers 4 are adapted to engage with the arms to limit mounted on the divergent portion of the the rotation of said rollers. arms. 2. A broom holder comprising a base The rollers 4 are formed of wood or other plate, arms projecting at an angle from the suitable material and disposed on the outer plate and diverging from each other, and; 90 surface of each roller is a friction covering rollers journaled eccentrically on said arms 5 of rubber or other suitable substance. and provided with resilient coverings.

A longitudinal opening 6 is formed ec- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature centrically in each of the rollers 4 in which in presence of two witnesses. is received one of the arms 3 on the outer EVAN RICHARDS. end of which is placed the washer plate 7. Witnesses: The free ends of the arms 3 are clenched or CHAS. NEAL, a headed to prevent the washer 7 coming OH. O. L. FERoUsoN.

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